HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 638ORDINANCE NO. 638
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT REPEALING SECTIONS
17.20.300 through 17.20.310, AND 17.20.115.9
AND 17.65.105-3 OF THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL
CODE AND ADDING SECTIONS 17.20.300 through
17.20.310, 17.20.115-9, 17.65.105-3,
17.20.210-11 and DEALING WITH CERTAIN
REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONES
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Beaumont, State of California, as follows:
SECTION 1: Sections 17.20.300 through 17.20.310 and
17.20.115-9 of Chapter 17.20 and 17.65.105-3 of Cha;?ter 17.65
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2: Sections 17.20.300 through 17.20.3L0 of
Chapter 17.20 are added to read as follows:
17.20.300 R -HD ZONE (RESIDENTIAL - HIGH DENS [TY) -INTENT.
The R -HD Zone is intended to protect established hi,3h density
neighborhoods of multiple -family dwellings and to p:ovide space
in suitable locations .for additional high density h)using
developments as designated on the General Plan or a,3opted
specific plans.
17.20.305 PERMITTED USES. In the R -HD zone, no building
shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altred, except
as hereinafter specifically provided and allowed by this Chapter.
- 1.) PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
A. Any use permitted in the RSF or RMF ;:one under
the same conditions prescribed therein; except as
modified in 17.20.310-1B
- 2.) PLOT PLAN USES. The following uses are ?emitted
subject to the approval of a plot plan plrsuant to
Chapter 17.70 of this ordinance. The pl ?t plan
approval may include conditions requirin3 fencing
and landscaping of the parcel to assure :hat the
use is compatible with the surrounding area.
1. Manufactured homes set on a permanent foundation as
part of high density project;
2. Two (2) family dwellings, multiple fa;nily
dwellings, bungalow courts, apartment houses, and
similar housing types;
3. Boarding, rooming and lodging houses;
4. Temporary real estate sales offices aid/or
mobilehomes located within a project, to be used
only for and during the original sale of the
project, but not to exceed a period of 2 years in
any event, unless an extension is approved by the
Planning Commission;
5. Accessory buildings, to a specific permitted use,
provided that the accessory building Ls established
as an incident to a principal use.
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-3.) CONDITIONAL PERMIT USES. The following uses are
permitted subject to the approval of a Concitional Use
Permit pursuant to Chapter 17.70 of this ordinance.
1. Planned residential developments;
2. Mobilehome parks;
3. Golf courses;
4. Tennis clubs, pools and spas, playgrounds and
similar intensive recreational uses a:; well as
open space uses.
5. Nursery schools and day care centers.
-4.) PUBLIC USES. The following uses are perm:.tted subject
to the approval of a Public Use Permit pursuant to
Chapter 17.70 of this ordinance.
1. Educational institutions;
2. Churches, temples and other places of religious
worship;
3. Governmental uses;
4. Any hospital or other facility that is licensed by
the California Department of Public Health, or by
the California Department of Mental H;igiene, not
including a family care, foster home )r group home
that serves six or fewer persons;
5. Any home or other facility for the aged or for
children that is licensed by the California
Department of Social Welfare or by the Riverside
County Department of Public Welfare, not including
a home or facility that serves six or fewer
children or aged persons;
6. Half way house;
7. Public utilities.
17.20.310 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
-1.) LOT AREA AND DIMENSIONS.
(a) Lot size shall not be less than seven thousand
(7,000) square feet, with a minimum lot width of
seventy (70) feet and a minimum average lot depth of
one hundred (100) feet.
(b) For single family homes in a subdivision in the
RHD zone the minimum lot size shall be Five Thousand
(5,000) square feet with a minimum lot width of 50'
and a minimum average lot depth of 100'.
-2.) SETBACKS AND YARD. Minimum yard requirements shall be
as follows:
1. The minimum front yard shall be 25 feet. The
minimum rear yard shall be 10 feet. The front
setback shall be measured from any e)isting or
future street line as shown on any specific street
plan of the City. The rear setback :hall be
measured from the existing rear lot ]ine or from
any recorded alley or easement. If the rear line
adjoins a street, the rear setback rEK:luirement
shall be the same as required for a front setback.
2. The minimum side yards shall be 5 fefrt on one side
and an unobstructed 10 feet on the sE!cond side.
-3.) BUILDING HEIGHT. No building in the R -ED zone shall
exceed thirty five (35) feet in height and no
accessory building shall exceed fifteen (15) feet in
height.
-4.) OFF STREET PARKING. Automoble storage space shall be
provided as required by Chapter 17.55 of this
ordinance.
LANDSCAPING. The provisions of Chapter :.7.65 of this
ordinance shall apply.
SIGNS. The provisions
ordinance shall apply.
OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
17.65 shall apply.
of Chapter 17.60 of this
The provisions o:: Chapter
BUILDING AREA. When multiple units are to be built
on a lot under this classification, the Eollowing
rules shall apply:
1. Each unit of a group on one lot shall have a
floor area of not less than the following:
a. If the unit has three bedrooms or more, it shall
have a floor area of not less than eleven hundred
(1,100) square feet;
b. If the unit has two bedrooms, the area shall be not
less than eight hundred (800) square feet;
c. If the unit has only one bedroom, the area shall be
not less than six hundred and fifty (650) square
feet;
d. If the unit has only a living room/bedroom
combination, the area shall be not less than five
hundred (500) square feet.
-9.) DISTANCE REQUIRED BETWEEN MAIN BUILDING. No main
building shall be closer than twenty-five (25) feet to
any other main building on the same lot.
-10.) NET LOT AREA PER DWELLING UNIT. The minimum building
site area shall be 1360 square feet in Brea or a
maximum of 32 dwelling units per acre, whichever is
less providing that the lot is a minimum of 70 feet in
width and the area occupied by all buildings shall not
exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the area of such
building site. Areas of building area with slopes in
excess of twelve percent (12%) shall reduce their
dwelling unit density by one-third (1/3) or greater.
-11.) USABLE OPEN SPACE.
A. DEFINITION.
"Usable open space" means that space upon the lot or
parcel to which it is appurtenant, which can be used
by inhabitants of the property for outdoor living,
activity and/or recreation and may include
landscaping. Each linear dimension of ;;uch space
shall be a minimum of six (6) feet. Ba:.conies may be
credited as "usable open space" provided they each
have linear dimension be a minimum of fLve feet.
Enclosed recreation or multi-purpose actiiity rooms
may be credited as "usable open space". Pill such
areas shall be readily accessible to the inhabitants
of the property. "Usable open space" does not include
driveways, open or covered parking areas, utility
space such as trash or garbage areas, or space
occupied by the required front yard set back.
B. FOR THE MULTIPLE UNIT ZONES the following minimum
usable open space is required for:
1. Each studio apartment, two hundred sq. ft.
2. Each one -bedroom apartment, two hundred sq. ft.
3. Each two-bedroom apartment, two hundred sq. ft.
plus 100 sq. ft. making a total of 300 sc. ft.
4. Each additional bedroom an additiona] 100 sq. ft.
C. THE METHOD OF COMPUTATION of usable open space
provided shall be as follows:
1. The following areas shall be computed at 1.25
times the area actually devoted to such use:
a. Private patios, when directly access:.ble to the
dwelling unit to which it is appurtenant; such
patios shall be completely enclosed on all sides
by a fence which is a minimum of fiv,? (5) feet in
height.
b. Balconies and lanais, when directly accessible to
the unit to which they are appurtenalt; such
balconies and lanais must have a minimum dimension
of five (5) feet;
c. Swimming pool areas, including the hard surface
deck, which normally surrounds such pools. Deck
area more than 25 feet from the edge of the pool
will not be counted as open space under this
method;
d. Indoor recreation activity rooms, provided these
rooms are permanently maintained for the use of
tenants for various recreation activities. Such
activity rooms shall not include lobbies, but may
include common steam rooms, sauna baths, or the
like.
2. ALL other areas meeting usable open space
requirements shall be credited with the actual area
(square feet) provided.
3. NO area will be considered as usablc. open space if
it has any dimension less than six (6) feet except
balconies.
SECTION 3: Section 17.20.115-9 of Chapter 17.20 is added to
the Beaumont Municipal Code to read as follows:
-9.) BUILDING AREA. The main residential building under
this classification shall have a floor area of not
less than eleven hundred (1,100) square feet,
excluding garage and/or carport.
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SECTION 4: Section 17.65.105-3 of Chapter 17.65 is added to
read as follows:
3. SIZE OF DWELLING. No dwelling unit shall be
constructed unless it has a minimum floor living area
as stated in the table below, provided, Lowever, a
larger or smaller minimum size dwelling Lnit may be
specifically required in an area of the City by an
official zoning plan map adopted pursuant. to Chapter
17.90 of this ordinance. Porches, garagcs, patios and
similar features, whether attached or detached to a
dwelling, shall not be included when calculating the
floor living area.
UNIT TYPE SQUARE FOOTAGE
Studio/living room - 500 minimum
bedroom combined
One bedroom
Two bedrooms
Three bedrooms
Single family detached
Accessory dwelling
650 minimum
800 minimum
1,100 ninimum
1,100 minimum
400 minimum
640 maximum
SECTION 5: Section 17.20.210 of Chapter 17.20 is amended by
adding the following new sub -section:
-11.) USABLE OPEN SPACE.
A. DEFINITION: "Usable Open Space" means that space
upon the lot or parcel to which it is appurtenant,
which can be used by inhabitants of the property for
outdoor living, activity and/or recreation and may
include landscaping. Each linear dimenEion of such
space shall be a minimum of six (6) feet. Balconies
may be credited as "usable open space" Provided they
each have linear dimension of a minimum of five feet.
Enclosed recreation or multi-purpose activity rooms
may be credited as "usable open space". All such
areas shall be readily accessible to the inhabitants
of the property. "Usable open space" does not include
driveways, open or covered parking area:;, utlity space
such as trash or garbage areas, or spacE occupied by
the required front yard set back.
B. FOR THE MULTIPLE UNIT ZONES the following minimum
usable open space is required for:
1. Each studio apartment, two hundred sq. ft.
2. Each one -bedroom apartment, two hundred sq. ft.
3. Each two-bedroom apartment, two hundred sq.
ft. plus 100 sq. ft making a total of 300 sq. ft.
4. Each additional bedroom an addi.:ional 100 sq.
ft.
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C. THE METHOD OF COMPUTATION of usable open space
provided shall be as follows:
1. The following areas shall be computed at 1.25
times the area actually devoted to such use:
a. Private patios, when directly accessible to
the dwelling unit to which it is appurtenant;
such patios shall be completely enclosed on
all sides by a fence which is a minirtum of
five (5) feet in height.
b. Balconies and lanais, when directly accessible
to the unit to which they are appurtenant;
such balconies and lanais must have minimum
dimension of five (5) feet;
c. Swimming pool areas, including the hard
surface deck, which normally surrounds such
pools. Deck area more than 25 feet irom the
edge of the pool will not be counted as open
space under this method;
d. Indoor recreation activity rooms, provided
these rooms are permanently maintained for the
use of tenants for various recreation
activities. Such activity rooms sha:.l not
include lobbies, but may include common steam
rooms, sauna baths, or the like.
2. ALL other areas meeting usable open ,apace
requirements shall be credited with the ;actual area
(square feet) provided.
3. NO area will be considered as usable open space if
it has any dimension less than six (6) fet except
balconies.
SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall take effect as
provided by law.
MOVED, PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 26th day of May,
1987.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
CERTIFICATION
I, Robert J. Bounds , City Clerk of the City
of Beaumont, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council sof said
City held on the 27t1- day of April 1987, and was duly adopted
upon second reading on the 26thday of May, 1987, upon the
following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Council Member Connors, Shaw and Mayor Partain.
None.
None.
Council Member Waller.
CITY CLERK, CITY OE BEAUMONT